While we frequently advocate that short-haul flight redemptions in Economy are not the best use of your hard earned frequent flyer points, there are exceptions to this rule. Continue reading…
Qantas’ regional arm has a quick sale across its network and there are good savings to be made as a lot of the routes lack competition. Dates are quite open until the end of March next year and must be booked by the end of Thursday. Continue reading…
Qantas have a fleet of 20 Boeing 717 small jet aircraft which you’ll find on a range of domestic routes operate by QantasLink.
As part of the car vs plane comparison from Sydney to Canberra (coming later today!), I redeemed points for Business Class on one of the couple of daily flights operated by a 717 between the two cities – and one of the shortest flights with a Business Class cabin in Australia, with around 45 minutes of flight time.
Most flights don’t have business class, but a couple do – and this is what you can expect if you’re booked on one, or decide to use points for an upgrade or redemption. Hint – you probably shouldn’t.
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